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Friday, July 17, 2020 |
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Facial Recognition Contractor Selected for Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 4126 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... HDOT has selected NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and their partner, Infrared Cameras Inc., to provide thermal temperature screening and facial imaging technology ....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 |
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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Revocation of Molokai TVR Permits
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 4655 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... On March 10, 2020 Maui County passed Bill 22, signing into law Ordinance 5059 that set the Molokai legal, short term rental cap to zero. This, effectively, canceled the operations of 17 families ....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 |
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UH Survey: Hawaii Residents Assess COVID Restrictions
By News Release @ 9:10 AM :: 2858 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... only 7% found them “Mostly Unreasonable” violations of individual rights ....
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Monday, July 13, 2020 |
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Ige: Tourism Reopening Pushed back to Sept 1
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 2968 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 ....
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Monday, July 13, 2020 |
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COVID Governors: Ige Best Performing Democrat in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:09 PM :: 3481 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 AM :: 3559 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Economy: State Much More Susceptible than Counties
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4650 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Tourism, COVID-19
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"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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May, 2020: Tourism Down 98.9%
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 3107 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... In May, a total of 9,116 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 841,376 total visitors (by air and cruise ships) during the same period a year ago ....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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Big Brother coming soon to Honolulu Airport
By Rep Gene Ward @ 11:25 PM :: 3575 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Rep Gene Ward today sent a letter to Governor Ige and the Department of Transportation – Airports Division questioning why the State is installing facial recognition cameras at Hawaii's airports....
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 |
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Future of the Aloha Stadium
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4295 Views :: Development, Higher Education, Tourism
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... Can we afford to take the risk of building a new stadium with an entertainment center that may become a financial white elephant like our convention center? ....
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Friday, June 26, 2020 |
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COVID Suits: One Case Dismissed, Judge Blocks Feds from Other
By Robert Thomas @ 4:39 AM :: 3274 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...The court also ordered plaintiffs to respond to the Governor's virus pre-check program....
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 |
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Ige: Tourists Can Skip Quarantine with COVID Test Starting Aug 1
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 4012 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Transpacific travelers to Hawaiʻi will be able to bypass the 14-day quarantine starting on August 1, if they first show proof that they were tested for COVID-19 with negative results....
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 |
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US DoJ Backs Hawaii Lawsuit Against Ige COVID Orders
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 3979 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...UPDATE ... Judge: Feds Can’t Intervene In Quarantine Challenge....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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AirBnB Occupancy Bounces Back – But Not in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4284 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii’s Army Of Karens
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 5022 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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ACLU: Hawaii COVID Facial Recognition Program 'Rife for Abuse'
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 3668 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...ineffective, unnecessary, rife for abuse, expensive, potentially unconstitutional, and, in a word, “terrifying”....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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COVID Impact on Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 3416 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...an initial assessment of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 on the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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Senator Dela Cruz asks Governor to consider pooled testing for arriving travelers
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 3122 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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DoH Still Working on New Rules for Quarantine-Free Inter-island Flights
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2777 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 |
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COVID-19 testing pre-departure may eliminate 90% of infectious passengers
By UHERO @ 4:03 AM :: 3134 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...recommend that individuals who clear a temperature and symptom screening, and a COVID-19 test in their departure city will not be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to Hawaiʻi....
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Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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Rep Case Bill Would Allow States to Impose Air-Travel COVID Testing
By Ed Case @ 7:00 PM :: 3217 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...to allow Hawai’i to impose a pre-board test requirement on passengers destined for Hawai’i to protect visitors and residents from COVID-19....
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii Safest State for Seniors During COVID-19
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 3709 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...New Study Highlights Hawaii, Montana, and Vermont Among Top 10 Best Places for Seniors to Live During the Pandemic....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii to be a top post-pandemic travel destination
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 3769 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Although travelers’ fascination with sunny getaways fell 60% compared to one year ago, Hawaii beaches are still trending, taking five spots on our top 10 most resilient beach destinations....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Which Hawaii Zip Codes Have the Most Unemployed?
By UHERO @ 6:20 PM :: 6358 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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HTA Using Spy Program to Watch Tourists
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 5376 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...It allows all traveler information collected through the current processes to be integrated into its ArcGIS database....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Will Shrink 12.1% in 2020
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 4234 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Assume visitor industry will start opening in September 2020 and will recover 30 percent of arrivals (from same month in 2019) in September and 45 percent in December 2020....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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FAA OKs Testing of Tourists
By Rep Gene Ward @ 12:23 AM :: 3926 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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Travel-Related Unemployment Hits 51% Just Ahead of Memorial Day
By News Release @ 8:04 AM :: 4156 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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UH, DOH working on plan to test out-of-state students for COVID-19
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 3638 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....
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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
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McDermott: Reopen With 100% COVID Testing for Arrivals
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:46 PM :: 3278 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Fully one-third of our economy has evaporated. We need to rectify this, at least partially, immediately....
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Sunday, May 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii Wastes Thousands of COVID Testing Opportunities Every Day
By Andrew Walden @ 12:13 AM :: 7748 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii has a 5,000 test per day capacity, yet access to testing is restricted and day after day only a few hundred tests are performed....
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Schatz: State Needs to Stop Dragging Feet on Mass Testing
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3677 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tourism, COVID-19
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“I encourage state leaders to move at the speed of the virus and establish a contact tracing program that is fully operational as soon as possible. There’s simply not any time left, but there is plenty of money to get this done,” said Senator Schatz....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Rep Case to FAA: Allow Hawaii to Require COVID Testing to Board Airplane
By Ed Case @ 9:30 PM :: 3620 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...He Says Hawai’i Shouldn't Have To Rely On Ineffective Post-Arrival Quarantine....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Letter to Governor to Open Up Small Business and Interisland Air Travel
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:40 PM :: 4609 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Keli'i Akina Calls for Balanced Approach to Re-opening the Economy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:41 PM :: 4286 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... measures that must be taken now before "irreparable damage" is done to Hawaii's economy ....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Court Orders FAA Clampdown on Helicopter Tours over National Parks
By Court House News @ 4:32 PM :: 4260 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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...Friday’s ruling says the agencies must bring 23 national parks into compliance with commercial air tour regulations....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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A Low-Risk Plan to Re-Start Hawaii Tourism Now
By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 AM :: 4917 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...To rebuild tourism the Governor should amend his emergency order to exempt from quarantine any visitor who can show a negative COVID test....
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Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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Newlyweds Arrested for Quarantine Violation
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 3672 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...FROM THE HONEYMOON SUITE TO CELL BLOCK....
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Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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Petition: 'Let Hawaii Work!'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:45 AM :: 3748 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...New petition urges lifting of lockdown so Hawaii residents can get back to work....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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March Tourist Arrivals Down 50%
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3085 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...A total of 434,856 visitors traveled to Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Can Hawai‘i Rise from the Ashes of COVID-19 as a Smart Destination?
By UHERO @ 2:42 AM :: 3582 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawai‘i Tourism Authority surveys found resident attitudes about tourism becoming more negative as the number of visitors increased....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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DoT Outlines New Verification Process for Airline Passengers
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 3659 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...If the person refuses to provide a phone number that can be answered on the spot, law enforcement is contacted and they are subject to citation and arrest....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Another Maui COVID Coverup: Three Cases, 65 Exposed at Merrimans Restaurant
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 5294 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...When asked why the cases tied to the restaurant had not been disclosed earlier, Hauptman said that the incident had proven not to warrant public concern....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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Hawaii #1 State Hit Hardest by COVID-19’s Impact on Tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 4593 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many of America’s “non-essential” industries....
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